31.   Because that is a faster rate of reduction than in the first quarter, it appeared in the report as a subtraction to the gross domestic product.

32.   Bank officials acknowledged errors but dismissed the report as an attempt by some board members to exert more control over day-to-day affairs.

33.   Bobby Pena, spokesman for the California Association of Health Plans, described the report as one of the best advertisements the HMO industry could have.

34.   Boeing spokesman Harold Carr, reached at home, said he could neither confirm nor deny the report as a matter of company policy.

35.   Bonds slipped, following U.S. bonds, as investors awaited clarity from the U.S. report as to whether interest rates will remain on hold in the U.S. and Europe.

36.   Bond investors read the report as convincing evidence the Fed will soon trim borrowing costs.

37.   Bond investors regarded that report as fresh evidence that economic turmoil abroad is slowing the U.S. economy.

38.   Bonds were lower following the report as market participants focused on signs of strength in the economy, including the smaller rise in inventories.

39.   Bird went to the Cleveland Clinic, where he was treated and released for what was described in the police report as lip wounds and loose teeth.

40.   Bonds were lower following the report as market participants focused on signs of strength in the declining inventory backlog.